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The Maroon Vol. 60, No. 12 Loyola University, New Orleans November 20, 1981 Budget cuts could clip aid to students, report shows By Mike Tifft Maroon University Reporter Loyola's President's Report for 1980-81 reflects President Reagan's budget cuts by stating that it is "not likely that funds available for student financial aid will increase significantly, if at all, in the future." But the full impact of Reagan's cuts will not be felt until next summer. Robert J. Turek, assistant director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, said, "They [the government] didn't have the time to get all the cuts in for last summer." He said both houses of Congress and the Department of Education are making their own recommendations, and the differences will not be ironed out for some time. NAROOK will not publish next week due to the Thanksgiving holidays. Holidays for undergraduate and graduate students begin Tuesday after last class; law students' holidays begin Wednesday after last class. All classes resume Monday, November 30. Our final issue will be published December 4. —Photo by Michael Hennessy "It's hard to predict what Congress will do," said John F. Cado, also an assistant director of Financial Aid. Last year the federal government budgeted $15.7 billion for the Department of Education. Proposed cuts for next year could shave that down to $11.53 billion. Already in effect are changes in the Guaranteed Student Loan program and cuts in funding for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant. In the past, anyone who applied for a student loan got it. As of Oct. 1, students with a family income over $30,000 will have to take a needs test to determine eligibility. Another change in the program is a 5 percent originator charge, now in effect. This means the lending bank keeps $125 out of a maximum loan of $2,500. Turek said, "It's possible that by July 1, the student loan will be completely need-based." As for the Basic Grant, Turek said the maximum amount given to a student dropped on the average from $1,750 to $1,670. "A lot of students found their grant was less than last year," he said, "despite cbst of education increases." Damage outside Biever elevator Sparks are still flying in Biever arson check By Shirley Thompson Maroon Reporter Aggravated arson was the cause of a fire that emptied Biever Hall early last Friday morning, said Sixth District Fire Chief John Alfortish. An investigation is being conducted by Loyola Security and the Sixth District Arson Squad. Vincent P. Knipfing, vice president for Student Affairs, said there are two possible suspects in the case at this point. No other information has been released. Dennis O'Brien, assistant director of the Office of Residential Life, said, "We could have had a real problem but we didn't. "The right elevator stopped between the fourth and fifth floors during the fire. If somebody would have been in there, they would have died from heat and smoke inhalation." In a letter to the Loyola community, Knipfing said, "The fire in Biever Hall went way beyond a'college prank.' " Security Director John Ghio said, "It was not a prank. The person who did this was sick. He could have killed the people on the top floors. A prank is throwing garbage — something where people can't get hurt.1' Aggravated arson carries with it a penalty of not less than five and no more than 20 years in prison, with a fine of up to $25,000. Fire officials had trouble clearing the smoke from the building because the windows in Biever Hall are sealed closed. "It's a terrible idea to have them locked," Alfortish said. O'Brien said firefighters had a similar problem during a fire in the summer of 1979. There was a fire in room 237 of Biever Hall and a window across the hall had to be broken to allow smoke to clear, he said. The Very Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., president of Loyola, said the possibility of unsealing the windows will be discussed. Carter explained that when the action was taken to seal the windows, it was approved first by a fire safety inspector. No official recommendations have been made to the university regarding the sealed windows."It was a reluctant thing," O'Brien said about the sealing of the windows. The action, which took place in the summer of 1975, resulted from a number of factors, he said. Glass bottles and other objects were being thrown out of the windows causing damage to several cars and property. Objects were also being thrown onto Tulane's campus, and the university threatened legal action. Students were climbing out of the windows, 'cranking up' stereos and running up utility bills by leaving windows open, O'Brien said. In the 1978-79 school term, the Men's Residence Council's Facilities and Improvement Committee investigated the possibility of unsealing the windows and decided not to unseal them. They estimated the cost to unseal the windows, including labor and the rising cost of utilities, to be around $15,000 for the first year. Although O'Brien praised the residents for their speedy evacuation of the building, he said, "The people TV station making waves, KA TC purchase is opposed By Terese Bennett Maroon Reporter Loyola University's plans to buy Lafayette television station KATC have reached a stumbling block. Owners of Lafayette station KLFY have filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to stop the sale. The petition, filed by Texoma Broadcasting Inc., charges that the university would monopolize the airwaves, because Loyola already owns several broadcasting operations in the New Orleans area. Loyola owns WWL-TV, WWL-AM and WAJY-FM. The petition also contends that the signals of WWL-TV would overlap KATC's because New Orleans is so close to Lafayette. Joan Tolhurst, director of the Office of University Relations, said, "The objection was anticipated," but the university does not feel it is valid. "The intervention of KLFY-TV into the case will only delay but not block the transfer of ownership. We were hoping to have the final sale completed some time in January, but it probably won't go through until maybe February or March," she said. KLFY manager Tom Pierce would not discuss the move. Inside Bicver residents may foot the bill for an arsonist's "sick" joke Page 2 Loyola's Board of Trustees looks ahead to future construction Page 4 From Leningrad to Loyola: former Soviet ballerina Marina Stavitskaya is profiled in Life (& Times Page 7 Life (f& Time§ takes a satirical look at the lighter side of Thanksgiving .... Page 9 See Fire /page 2 See Financial A id /page 4

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The Maroon Vol. 60, No. 12 Loyola University, New Orleans November 20, 1981 Budget cuts could clip aid to students, report shows By Mike Tifft Maroon University Reporter Loyola's President's Report for 1980-81 reflects President Reagan's budget cuts by stating that it is "not likely that funds available for student financial aid will increase significantly, if at all, in the future." But the full impact of Reagan's cuts will not be felt until next summer. Robert J. Turek, assistant director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, said, "They [the government] didn't have the time to get all the cuts in for last summer." He said both houses of Congress and the Department of Education are making their own recommendations, and the differences will not be ironed out for some time. NAROOK will not publish next week due to the Thanksgiving holidays. Holidays for undergraduate and graduate students begin Tuesday after last class; law students' holidays begin Wednesday after last class. All classes resume Monday, November 30. Our final issue will be published December 4. —Photo by Michael Hennessy "It's hard to predict what Congress will do," said John F. Cado, also an assistant director of Financial Aid. Last year the federal government budgeted $15.7 billion for the Department of Education. Proposed cuts for next year could shave that down to $11.53 billion. Already in effect are changes in the Guaranteed Student Loan program and cuts in funding for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant. In the past, anyone who applied for a student loan got it. As of Oct. 1, students with a family income over $30,000 will have to take a needs test to determine eligibility. Another change in the program is a 5 percent originator charge, now in effect. This means the lending bank keeps $125 out of a maximum loan of $2,500. Turek said, "It's possible that by July 1, the student loan will be completely need-based." As for the Basic Grant, Turek said the maximum amount given to a student dropped on the average from $1,750 to $1,670. "A lot of students found their grant was less than last year," he said, "despite cbst of education increases." Damage outside Biever elevator Sparks are still flying in Biever arson check By Shirley Thompson Maroon Reporter Aggravated arson was the cause of a fire that emptied Biever Hall early last Friday morning, said Sixth District Fire Chief John Alfortish. An investigation is being conducted by Loyola Security and the Sixth District Arson Squad. Vincent P. Knipfing, vice president for Student Affairs, said there are two possible suspects in the case at this point. No other information has been released. Dennis O'Brien, assistant director of the Office of Residential Life, said, "We could have had a real problem but we didn't. "The right elevator stopped between the fourth and fifth floors during the fire. If somebody would have been in there, they would have died from heat and smoke inhalation." In a letter to the Loyola community, Knipfing said, "The fire in Biever Hall went way beyond a'college prank.' " Security Director John Ghio said, "It was not a prank. The person who did this was sick. He could have killed the people on the top floors. A prank is throwing garbage — something where people can't get hurt.1' Aggravated arson carries with it a penalty of not less than five and no more than 20 years in prison, with a fine of up to $25,000. Fire officials had trouble clearing the smoke from the building because the windows in Biever Hall are sealed closed. "It's a terrible idea to have them locked," Alfortish said. O'Brien said firefighters had a similar problem during a fire in the summer of 1979. There was a fire in room 237 of Biever Hall and a window across the hall had to be broken to allow smoke to clear, he said. The Very Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., president of Loyola, said the possibility of unsealing the windows will be discussed. Carter explained that when the action was taken to seal the windows, it was approved first by a fire safety inspector. No official recommendations have been made to the university regarding the sealed windows."It was a reluctant thing," O'Brien said about the sealing of the windows. The action, which took place in the summer of 1975, resulted from a number of factors, he said. Glass bottles and other objects were being thrown out of the windows causing damage to several cars and property. Objects were also being thrown onto Tulane's campus, and the university threatened legal action. Students were climbing out of the windows, 'cranking up' stereos and running up utility bills by leaving windows open, O'Brien said. In the 1978-79 school term, the Men's Residence Council's Facilities and Improvement Committee investigated the possibility of unsealing the windows and decided not to unseal them. They estimated the cost to unseal the windows, including labor and the rising cost of utilities, to be around $15,000 for the first year. Although O'Brien praised the residents for their speedy evacuation of the building, he said, "The people TV station making waves, KA TC purchase is opposed By Terese Bennett Maroon Reporter Loyola University's plans to buy Lafayette television station KATC have reached a stumbling block. Owners of Lafayette station KLFY have filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to stop the sale. The petition, filed by Texoma Broadcasting Inc., charges that the university would monopolize the airwaves, because Loyola already owns several broadcasting operations in the New Orleans area. Loyola owns WWL-TV, WWL-AM and WAJY-FM. The petition also contends that the signals of WWL-TV would overlap KATC's because New Orleans is so close to Lafayette. Joan Tolhurst, director of the Office of University Relations, said, "The objection was anticipated," but the university does not feel it is valid. "The intervention of KLFY-TV into the case will only delay but not block the transfer of ownership. We were hoping to have the final sale completed some time in January, but it probably won't go through until maybe February or March," she said. KLFY manager Tom Pierce would not discuss the move. Inside Bicver residents may foot the bill for an arsonist's "sick" joke Page 2 Loyola's Board of Trustees looks ahead to future construction Page 4 From Leningrad to Loyola: former Soviet ballerina Marina Stavitskaya is profiled in Life (& Times Page 7 Life (f& Time§ takes a satirical look at the lighter side of Thanksgiving .... Page 9 See Fire /page 2 See Financial A id /page 4